Medical Announcements

A list of area blood drives follows: Feb. 2, 2 to 7 p.m., Donnybrook City Hall, contact Marilyn Bott at 482-7739 or Marge Larson at 482-7867, sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary No. 195; Feb. 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., by the southeast door of Town and Country Shopping Center, Minot, sponsored by the North Central Human Services Center, contact Bruce Andersen at 857-8585; Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., parking lot of its sponsor, the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, contact Staff Sgt. James Pugh at 723-3849 or e-mail james.pugh@minot.af.mil; Feb. 5-6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, by the Burdick Job Corps gymnasium, Minot, contact Dianne Freed at 857-9677; Feb. 9 from 1 to 7 p.m. and Feb 10 from noon to 6 p.m., Williston National Guard Armory, contact Al or Bertha Axtman at 572-3495 or on the day of drive call the armory at 774-0087, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus; Feb. 11, noon to 6 p.m., Northwest Communication Cooperative conference room. contact Sheri at 568-3331 or angelas@nccray.com or Mike Weyrauch at 568-3400 in the evening; Feb. 12, noon to 6 p.m., FCS Room, Divide County High School, Crosby, call the high school at 965-6392 or Ryan Townsend at 965-3008 or e-mail stephen.townsend@sendit.nodak.edu, sponsored by the high school anatomy class.

People may also donate blood by scheduling an appointment at a United Blood Services center. To make an appointment in Minot, call 852-2161 or in western North Dakota, call 1-888-221-3520. Donors may also make appointments online at (www.bloodhero.org).